PackageKit allows performing simple software management tasks over a DBus
 interface e.g. refreshing the cache, updating, installing and removing
 software packages or searching for multimedia codecs and file handlers.
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 The work is done by backends which make use of the package manager shipped by
 the corresponding distribution. PackageKit is not meant to replace
 advanced tools like Synaptic.
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 Its main benefits are:
  - Unified developer and user interface on many distributions
  - Fine-grained permission control via PolicyKit
  - On-demand installation of missing system components